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Mississippi Masala

63 %|Sep 18, 1991|Drama, Romance

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda, twentysomething Mina finds herself helping to run a motel in the faraway land of Mississippi. It's there that a passionate romance with the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius challenges the prejudices of their conservative families and exposes the rifts between the region's Indian and African American communities.

Featured Crew

Sooni Taraporevala
Writer
Mira Nair
Director
Dinaz Stafford
Casting
Judy Claman
Casting
Bob Minor
Stunts
Eve Silvester
Unit Manager
Linda Wilson
Second Second Assistant Director
Nilita Vachani
Script Supervisor

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Cast

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Denzel Washington
Demetrius Williams
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Charles S. Dutton
Tyrone Williams
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Joe Seneca
Williben Williams
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Mohan Agashe
Kanti Napkin
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Tico Wells
Dexter Williams
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Sahira Nair
Young Mina
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Ashok Lath
Harry Patel
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Natalie Oliver
Alicia LeShay
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Karen Pinkston
Mrs. Robinson
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Willy Cobs
Skillet
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Mira Nair
Gossip Aunty #1
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Rajika Puri
Gossip Aunty #2
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Rick Senn
Piggly Wiggly Checker
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Jim Haffey
White Truck Driver
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Dillon Rozell Gross
Police Officer
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E. W. Colvin
Grandcraw
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Joyce Murrah
Lady at Lusco's
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Kevin McNeil
Clarence
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Buddy St Amant
Biloxi Cop
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James Dale
Businessman
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Ben Burford
Bank Manager
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Sam Sherrill
Phinias T. Turnbull
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Sadie Carr
Mildred
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Richard Crick
White Customer
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Shung Moo Joe
Chinese Customer
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Hollis Pippin
Sylvester Artiste III
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Tony McGhee
Rapper #1
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J. D. Barrett
Rapper #2
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Nora Boland
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #1
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Patsy Garrett
Shop-at-Home Anchor Person #2
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Michael Wawuyo
Soldier on Bus
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Emanuel Mudara
Young Okelo
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Immaculate Byakatonda
Okelo's Mother
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Amrit Panesar
Mrs. Bedi
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Jimmy Din
Bharat
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Mayambala Ssekasi
Prison Captain
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Joseph Olita
Idi Amin
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Wilberforce Muteta
Soldier at Roadblock